The Best 7 Movies To Stream In December 2024

Dessi Gomez

21 December 2024 at 1:15 am·3-min read

In addition to four festive new Christmas films that landed on Netflix last month, several new films, including many that originally debuted in theaters, will be available to stream in December 2024.

Box office sensations like It Ends With Us and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will arrive on Max and Netflix, respectively. For the best new films streaming in December 2024, read on below.

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That Christmas – Netflix – Dec. 4

Adapted from books by Richard Curtis, the writer of Love, Actually, Notting Hill and more, That Christmas echoes the beloved ensemble dynamics of Curtis’ films. The small town of Wellington-on-Sea is in for a different kind of Christmas as a big blizzard separates families who celebrate Christmas together and presents Santa Claus with a few challenges to fix with his gifts. Ed Sheeran wrote a song for the film, out on Netflix Dec. 4.

Fly Me to the Moon – Apple TV+

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in ‘Fly Me To the Moon’

This Apple Original Film directed by Greg Berlanti stars Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. Johansson portrays marketing specialist Kelly Jones, who is tasked with promoting NASA’s historic Apollo 11 landing. She becomes entangled in a romance with Tatum’s launch director Cole Davis, who gets asked to stage a fake moon landing for backup as the mission looms closer. The space comedy landed in theaters July 12.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Max Dec. 6

Jenna Ortega and Catherine O'Hara dance with their hands together in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' — Jenna Ortega and Catherine O’Hara in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

The long-anticipated sequel to Tim Burton’s cult Halloween classic Beetlejuice (1984) arrives on Max Dec. 6 after arriving in theaters in early September. Jenna Ortega joined the world of the ghoul played by Michael Keaton and Lydia (Winona Ryder) and Delia Deetz (Catherine O’Hara).

Speak No Evil Peacock – Dec. 6

James Watkins Interview — L to R: Paddy (James McAvoy) and Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) in Speak No Evil

James McAvoy stars alongside Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy in a film involving a stay at a home in the countryside that seems harmless at first, but reveals a sinister presence as the story progresses. The thriller arrives on Peacock Dec. 6

It Ends With Us – Netflix – Dec. 9

IT ENDS WITH US, Blake Lively, 2024. © Sony Pictures Releasing /Courtesy Everett Collection

After it blossomed at the box office, It Ends With Us starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni based on the best-selling book by Colleen Hoover will arrive on Netflix to stream Dec. 9. Many songs accompany Taylor Swift’s “my tears ricochet” on the soundtrack of a story about domestic violence.

Cuckoo – Hulu – Dec. 17

Cuckoo starring Hunter Schaeffer, Dan Stevens, Marton Csokas, Jan Bluthardt and Jessica Henwick arrives on Hulu Dec. 17. The R-rated horror mystery film follows a teenage girl who moves with her family to a resort where things get dark quickly.

Juror #2 Max – Dec. 20

Nicholas Hoult in 'Juror #2' — Nicholas Hoult in ‘Juror #2’

Juror #2 starring Nicholas Hoult, J.K. Simmons, Leslie Bibb, Kiefer Sutherland, Toni Collette, Zoey Deutch, Chris Messina and more arrives Dec. 20 on Max. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film follows a high-profile murder trial in which a juror holds the power to sway a conviction of the killer.

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